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Playstation 3 Rock Band 2 Special Edition | 
| From: MTV Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $139.99
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Rating:  86 reviews
Sales Rank: 627
Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
Genre: musical_instrument_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Special
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: XXX
Shipping Weight (lbs): 18.2
Dimensions (in): 29.3 x 16 x 8.5
MPN: 19157
Model: 014633191578
UPC: 014633191578
EAN: 0014633191578
ASIN: B001BXACDA
Publication Date: October 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Rock Band 2 Special Edition Complete Game Bundle General Features: For PS3 | | • | Complete package includes: Game, Wireless Guitar, wireless Drum Kit and Microphone | | • | Band mode lets you play with up to 4 players at any difficulty level | | • | Play separate full single-player campaigns on the drums, guitar, or microphone | | • | Play solo or battle head to head in Tug of War and Score Duel mode |
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Product Description
A hundred new songs, better instruments, and original modes ensure you'll be rocking past the wee hours. And once your band has mastered their craft, you can take on around-the-world rockers in "Battle of the Bands" online competitions. Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, MTV Games, T.
Amazon.com
Continue Your Rock and Roll Fantasy Rock Band 2 lets you and your friends take your band on an even more expansive and immersive world tour - in person or online - and continue your rock and roll fantasy. Harmonix, deliver Rock Band 2, the next step to the platform that lets audiences of all ages interact with music in an all-new way. Rock Band 2 lets players vicariously jam out as some of the best guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers of all time. Featuring a track list with more than 100 on-disc and downloadable tracks from some of the most hallowed bands of the rock pantheon, Rock Band 2 by challenges rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals. |
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 86
 Making a Great Game Better October 23, 2008
James Felix (New York, NY)
83 out of 84 found this review helpful
I've been playing this for 5 days now, after a year of playing RB1. To give credit where it's due, it looks like the team at Harmonix read every angry, outraged post about the first Rock Band and then addressed the problems.
Gameplay:
-Bands no longer have a leader that must be present in order for the band to play. Any member of the band can play solo, and any character can play any instrument.
-You can now create an entire band and have them play with you ALL the time, giving you control over the look of it. You never need to have a random character model stand in. The might seem like a small thing but it makes a big difference. I don't know how many times my friends and I played, 3 of us looking like the Beatles, only to have some chick wrapped up like a mummy playing bass.
-You can be more in-depth in fleshing out your band, including designing a logo for them.
Drums
-First of all the drums are wireless, which in itself is a big improvement. They have a rubberized coating on the pad now which cuts the noise from striking them in half, and that's more a dull thud than the sharp, obnoxious crack of the old drums. The bass pedal has been beefed up and should stand up to adult usage. I see some users complaining about tech problems with the drums, but mine have thus far been flawless.
-Guitar
This is a huge improvement over the RB1 guitar. The start button has been put in a recess, making it much harder to accidentally pause the game while playing. The tilt sensor for going into overdrive works perfectly, the buttons are easier to use and the overall construction is sturdier. Best of all, it's wireless receiver has a USB port that you can plug the drums into, making it so that two instruments take up only one USB port on the console. This means that you can play as a full 4-person band without needing anything extra for your PS3. Again, a little thing that makes a big difference.
All the songs you downloaded for RB1 can be played on this game, and for a small fee you can also migrate all the songs from the RB1 disc onto your drive to be used with RB2. I think it's great that you don't have to leave any songs behind.
Bottom line: if you have RB1 you should definitely buy at least this game, even if you want to keep your old instruments. The expansion to your song library alone is well worth the price. But if you have the money to spend I think the improved instruments are worth buying.
Fantastic October 21, 2008
C. Barlow (NJ USA)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
After reading some of the negative press on RB2, especially the drums, my RB2 kit arrived and I had a non interrupted 2 hours of drumming joy.
Positives.
The Guitar has self calibration, which I have found to be good enough that I have not had to do any calibration manually (this was a right pain to get right in RB1). Somewhere (I could not see them from a cursory inspection) is both a sound and light sensor which auto calibrates vs a test beat and test flash.
I was most worried that the drums would not work (i'm the drummer in my family/friends) especially after all forum activity. They worked absolutely fine for me last night. Really like the softer/bouncier feel to the pads (i had the RB1 drums with silencer pads - these will not be necessary with the RB2 drums)
Menu system navigation is much more logical, as is the intergration of solo and multiplayer.
Drum trainer is excellent - 50+ patterns to practice, some with very complex changes, all at 40-200 bpm...
Song choices so far seem to have some really interesting drum rhythms and sequences with much more variation than RB1.
Overall really happy. Just hope I don't get some of the issues mentioned on the forums.
Set is still worth buying, even for RB1 owners November 24, 2008
Jessica Tok (Lincoln, NE United States)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
We have had both Rock Band 1 and Rock Band 2 since their release dates, and I waited for a month of continuous gameplay so that I could make sure that I addressed some of the differences accurately.
Gameplay:
The graphics have never been the high point of this game, and they are slightly improved, still artsy-cartoony and PS2-looking, but still cleverly done (e.g., they are not that crisp HD cartooniness of "Buzz!" but they'll do). Gameplay is much the same as Rock Band 1, with the MAJOR exception that you can start a tour yourself and your character can play any instrument (previously, your character was tied to one instrument and if you played alone, you generally had to play 2 instruments to go "on tour"). Harmonix added in online challenges ("battles") that can be played weekly and are available for free over the Playstation Network. The extra downloadable songs are generally inexpensive and bring a massive diversity of artists (from Underoath to Devo to Paramore, and by now, RB has amassed an amazing amount of downloadable songs (over 500+ to date).
One minor quibble is that the same problem exists in RB2 as RB1, namely, that you cannot delete tracks that you absolutely hate. Thus, you can still fail out in the middle of a challenge because RB has picked an "impossible" song as one of its randoms, and I wish they would do a better job with their randomizer. Also, when you play in "Quickplay" mode, you cannot pick your character, unlike RB1. So I end up with "Earl Stevens, Jr." a lot instead of my own character, which is disappointing when I don't want to go through a tour (basically because I can't remember "which town" has the music I want to play - e.g., where is "Everlong," again? The Amsterdam amphitheater?).
Peripherals:
The drums are head over heels better than the old version. They are quieter, springier on rebound, have a metal reinforced pedal to slow down breakages (though the spring mechanism still makes your pedaling-leg tired after a session), and are just as easy to break down and put away. Wireless is awesome, but it is a DRAIN on your AA batteries (we went through the first set of 4 Energizers in less than 10 days), so invest in some rechargables. Love the fact that it has a port for fake cymbals (which don't change the gameplay, they just give you something different to hit on the greens/blues/reds).
The guitar is somewhat improved, with the Start button surrounded by a ridge of plastic, though if you've been playing on RB1, you may actually like that guitar better. The one in the special edition package does NOT come with a sunburst "finish" though - it's the same old Stratocaster body with a fake wood neck. The "auto-calibration" mechanism in the guitar (something missing from RB1) created some distressing results, so it was not as great of a feature as I initially hoped for, and we went back to manual calibration with our HDTV.
The mic is the same old, same old rebranded Logitech Vantage mic. But the Pelican and MadCatz upgraded versions aren't actually much better, so this mic will get you by.
Warranty Support:
The equipment is much higher quality than the first batch. We returned at least two RB1 guitars on warranty with the first set and are returning our RB2 guitar for failing to recognize overdrive. However, EA Customer Support has been marvelous EVERY time, so I highly recommend purchasing without fear.
Overall:
I was initially hesitant about replacing what I thought was an expensive RB1 set in the first place with a marginally more expensive RB2 set. However, I found the drum peripheral more than worth the expense - and after playing them, I was satisfied and did not see the need to cough up another $300 for the premium Ion. Conclusion? RB2 is just as fun as RB1, if not more. The track list is GREAT, the gameplay is slightly improved, and everyone loves it at parties. For casual gamers who just like to pick up a fake instrument every now and again, it's a must-buy.
Best Video Game EVER! October 27, 2008
Antiseptic (Jacksonville, FL United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My nephew got Rock Band 1 a couple of months ago and I tried it out and I really liked it, I didn't really pay attention to this game at first because of the track list but when I saw the track list for Rock Band 2 I was completely blown away, this is the best video game music soundtrack I've ever seen, not only is the disc list stellar, you can export online all the songs off Rock Band 1 disc and add them on, plus they have a ton of songs you can buy from the PSN store and they are promising overall 500+ songs available by the end of this year. Now there is some bad stuff to point out, first off the actual guitar pictured doesn't come with the set, the PS3's guitar face is black and white, but it is a Rock Band 2 guitar, it's just the face that's different. The instruments use transmitter dongles, Bluetooth instruments would've been nicer, also the batteries for the drum set only lasted 15 hours total, they went out quicker than I thought they would, but it seems like a fair amount of time, also a wireless mic would've been nice. The negative stuff isn't really a big deal when compared to the fun you can have with this game and number of songs you can have, also I love how you can enjoy this game with three of your friends, great party game, for some little points it also comes with all batteries and some stickers.:)
A GREAT SOCIAL GAME December 30, 2008
CARLOS MENDEZ (MIAMI, FL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this game a few months ago, just after the release of Guitar Hero World Tour. I wanted to wait for the two to be out in order to buy the better game. I decided to go with rock band 2 after reading more favorable reviews. Let me summarize my review with: If you are a person that enjoys rock music, you should definitely get this. This game is incredibly fun to play with friends, and also very fun to play with alone. It also gives you the option to rock out online, which is a also tremendously fun. The instruments are also great, and the new drums are wireless and noticeably better quality than rock band 1's drums. The guitar is better than the original rock band, but I still think that guitar hero's guitars are much better. The drums make much less sound than rock band 1's drums which is wonderful because you will not get distracted if the drummer sucks and is going at a different rythm.
I recently bought guitar hero world tour as well, just the game, and I would just like to point out that it is also a very good game, but I still believe that rock band 2 is better. I bought only the game (not the instruments) since the instruments are compatible (not sure if rock band 1's instruments are compatible, but rock band 2's are).
Overall, I would definitely recommend this game because it is a great party game for anyone, men and women, girls and boys. The music list is awesome and you can always buy more songs online.
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